Today's featured designers are a legend in North Carolina furniture craftsmanship (the wood furniture capitol of the USA) and a designer determined to continue that legacy. Thomas Day (c. 1801 – 1861) was a free black American furniture designer and cabinetmaker in Caswell County, North Carolina. Day's furniture-making business became one of the largest of its kind in … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Industrial Designers
Industrial Design
Monday Open Thread: Black Industrial Designers
OK, you may be like me and didn't really know what Industrial Design entailed...(or probably you do and I just be not knowing!) This week we'll feature furniture designers, appliance designers, typographers, graphic design...who knew? Did you ever wonder who designed your hair dryer? or toaster? how about your trash can? "Practically every product in the Sears, Roebuck … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Industrial Designers